Department for Health, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 24 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Modular (no specific semester) |
| Assessment:
| DS 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| Before taking this unit you must take HL50077 |
| Description:
| Aims: The aim of this unit is to plan, undertake and report upon an independent research project. Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding After taking this unit the student should be able to: * Identify, review and critically appraise a subject related to information governance in health and social care These learning outcomes will be facilitated, supervised and assessed. Skills: On completion of this unit students should be able to: * Demonstrate an ability to collect relevant data on a chosen subject as part of a systematic review and critically analyse the data in relation to the published evidence. * Demonstrate an ability to discuss the results and conclusions with regard to the original hypothesis. * Demonstrate evidence of critical thinking and appraisal of the data presented. These learning outcomes will be facilitated and assessed. Content: The student will carry out a substantial research project of their own design, in information governance, under the joint supervision normally of a practitioner and an academic supervisor. Required content includes: * Summary showing clearly stated objectives, appropriate methods, results and conclusions * Introduction containing aim and background * Literature Review * Methodology * Results - overall description of major and relevant findings * Discussion - in the context of the aim, summarise major findings, discuss possible problems with the results, compare the results with previously published work, discuss the implications of the findings, suggest future work * Conclusions - these will be related to the aim and justified by discussions * References and bibliography. |
| Programme availability: |
HL50125 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department for Health
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